Rapid Reaction: Northwestern Women’s Basketball bests Milwaukee 64-60 to open Berube era

Northwestern Women's Basketball (1-0, 0-0 B1G) kicked off the official start of the Carla Berube era with a bang, defeating UW Milwaukee (0-1, 0-0 Horizon) 64-60 Tuesday night. The game, though tumultuous, showed bright spots around the starting five. Junior transfer Lily Carmody led the scoring for Northwestern with 21 points, and Casey Harter notched 16 of her own. Jasmyn Cooper-Derba led the team with rebounds at 12. For Milwaukee, Rita Gomes shined from outside the arc, going 100% on six attempts for three. Izzy Pugh followed Gomes with 11 points on the night.